Gov. Phil Murphy says he wants $50 million of his proposed budget to go toward making community college tuition-free for some families.

Murphy outlined his proposal Thursday at Mercer County Community College in greater detail than his budget address last month. The Democratic governor says he wants an additional $5 million to go to the state's 19 community colleges to help deal with the potentially higher enrollments.

We will begin with a proposed investment of $50 million to help 15,000 New Jersey students of all ages attend community college tuition-free. pic.twitter.com/WkEj9NV9yn

"Students whose family income is less than $45,000 a year would be eligible, beginning next year,” Murphy said.

He said it's the first year of a "multiyear phase-in" aimed at entirely free community college.

“Who died and went to heaven and said that public education is free from K to 12 but not before K or after 12?” Murphy asked.

The administration estimates that about 15,000 students could be enrolled tuition-free by January.

Some critics of the governor’s plan say that it could greatly impact the budget.

Gov. Murphy just announced the details of his plan for "free" community college. This isn't "free." Taxpayers always pay the price and frankly, people in New Jersey pay far too much already. https://t.co/l49GZKKKHA

The largest U.S. seller of San Marzano tomatoes, known to food lovers as the best tomatoes to make pasta sauce, has been hit with two federal lawsuits claiming what's inside the can isn't the real thing.

The largest U.S. seller of San Marzano tomatoes, known to food lovers as the best tomatoes to make pasta sauce, has been hit with two federal lawsuits claiming what's inside the can isn't the real thing.